ISI Synchronized Championships gets underway April 12-14 at Doug Woog Arena in South St. Paul, Minn. A special team-only event, the ISI MinneShowdown, is planned for the Saturday evening (April 13) during the competition weekend.

The MinneShowdown offers additional opportunities for Synchro Champs skaters and their friends and/or family who want to be part of a Production, Kaleidoskate, Family Spotlight, Pattern Team, Ensemble or Team Compulsory.

In just two short years, Canada's Aurora Cotop has gone from being the national junior women’s champion to the national senior silver medallist. And now she’s at her first world figure skating championships. It is pretty impressive.